coda di paglia
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “straw tail, tail made of straw”.
Noun[edit]
coda di paglia f (uncountable)
- (idiomatic) a guilty conscience, pangs of conscience, especially of actions unknown or undisclosed to others
- Synonym: coscienza sporca
Usage notes[edit]
- Used especially in the expression avere la coda di paglia (“to feel guilty, to have a guilty conscience”).